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Sunday, June 18, 2017

Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo

Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo is the first I've read in this series featuring Kate Burkholder, Chief of Police of Painters Mill, Ohio in the midst of Amish country. Why has it taken me so long to discover this series?Kate left the Amish community, but her personal knowledge of the people and their customs makes her remarkably suited to her role in law enforcement in an area where the Amish live and flourish.When Joseph King, sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife, escapes--Kate finds herself troubled my memories of the boy Joseph was and their childhood friendship. Joseph always denied killing his wife, but few believed him, certainly not the jury that convicted him.Joseph kidnaps his five children, and in an effort to talk him down, Kate discovers that she has some serious questions about whether or not Joseph killed his wife. When the Swat team kills Joseph, Kate decides that she needs answers to her questions about Joseph's guilt and begins to dig into the events of eight years ago.An absorbing book for several reasons including a well-crafted plot populated with interesting and well-drawn characters. I will enjoy going back to pick up previous books in this series!Read in April; blog post scheduled for June 18NetGalley/St. Martin's Press/Minotaur BooksPolice Procedural. July 11, 2017. Print version: 320 pages.

8 comments:

I've read the whole series and can highly recommend it to most readers! I'm still awaiting this one though, so I just skimmed your review. I see by the last sentence that you enjoyed it. Kate is a good character who could've, and thankfully wasn't, made too sappy or sentimental.

I've listed to one of the books in this series and unfortunately didn't get a chance to finish it before it was due back at the library but I was really enjoying the characters! I think there are quite a lot in this series right? I need to check it out from the beginning. Glad to hear you really enjoyed this one!